Episode 472 - Secure and Simplify with Zero Trust Everywhere

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Dhawal Sharma discussing innovations in zero trust security and its impact on access management and infrastructure costs.

We speak with Dhawal Sharma, Executive Vice President & Head of Product Strategy at Zscaler on the latest innovations in zero trust to enhance security, simplify access management, and significantly reduce legacy infrastructure costs. Dhawal Sharma is a visionary leader and expert in cloud security who currently serves as Executive Vice President and Head of Product Strategy at Zscaler. Since joining the company in 2012, Dhawal has made significant contributions to its success by leading key product management initiatives that have strengthened the foundation of Zscaler’s solutions and transformed the way businesses approach secure digital transformation. From 2012 to 2018, Dhawal oversaw all core product management at Zscaler, driving innovation and excellence across the company’s primary offerings. Today, he leads emerging product innovations and core platform responsibilities, focusing on cutting-edge advancements in cloud security, networking, data path optimization, IoT security, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Performance Monitoring (NPM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and regulatory compliance. His ability to identify industry needs ahead of the curve has…

People in this episode

Guest: Dhawal Sharma

Topics covered

• zero trust
• cloud security
• access management
• digital transformation

Keywords

• security
• Zscaler
• product strategy
• IoT security
• data loss prevention

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Zscaler

Books & works: Bachelor’s in

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